When absence just means "forgotten!"

Blogging is just an elongated "tweet" or facebook post, right? Then, why is it that I have so much trouble having something to say worthy of a blog? Maybe it's because a comment is rarely posted on a blog and I like feedback.  We used to call that - conversation! Now we text using abbreviations and "textese" (the language of text that completely ignores grammar and punctuation for the sake of 160 characters). Don't get me wrong - I LOVE being able to get in touch with someone by text. And Facebook, Google+ and Twitter are a great way to "stay in touch" with friends and family.  I just miss having back and forth dialog!

Call me!  Better yet, let's meet for coffee and TALK! My vocabulary is getting rusty and I'm growing tired of alphabetical exclamations!

BTW - IMY and need a good LOL!

To blog or not to blog

Blogging and texting have taken the place of kitchen table conversations, playground chats and your general "odd conversations". But blogging can be much more useful than just an opportunity to "blather" on about random thoughts. Blogging as an educational tool can actually make learning FUN!

Students, parents and teachers need the ability to keep up with classroom requirements, assignments, group activities, sports events, you name it. All that can be monitored on a blog site. Class calendars with assignment information, due dates and rubrics can easily be posted and accessed at a teacher's blog site.

I'm really excited about using this blog site in organizing my classroom! I will be able to post concert dates complete with maps. It will be a place to review song ideas and musical information needed for class.

I hope to encourage students to develop their own site and help them understand the responsibility of being a "voice" on the net. It will be a place for them to post their homework, share ideas for group projects and share interesting information through links to some of their favorite sites.

The classroom will have no walls!